The NBA will feature five games on Christmas Day for the 18 th consecutive year, with each matchup available on ABC/ESPN/ESPN App. The NBA on Christmas Day will tip off with Caval ...

NBA on Christmas Day games are among the most important in basketball. The league pairs up the best teams in the biggest rivalries, and teams usually deliver with iconic performances. All of these ...

The first NBA game on NBC in 23 years will feature the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder against perhaps their chief competition in the West, and the Cleveland Cavaliers are back on Christmas ...

The festive season brings with it one of the NBA’s most anticipated annual traditions: the Christmas Day showcase games. For Jalen Williams of the Oklahoma City Thunder, the plan is simple yet ...

It's Christmas Eve! We're less than 24 hours away from a terrific slate of NBA games. The NBA is known for bringing holiday cheer with tremendous matchups on Christmas Day. This year is no different, ...

Take a look back at some of the best performances and unforgettable matchups from the NBA's storied Christmas Day history. From NBA.com Staff Check out some great plays from Christmas Day games ...

One of the best traditions on Christmas Day is sitting down after presents and breakfast to watch a nonstop NBA slate. Since 1947, the NBA has brought you Christmas Day basketball with some of the ...

Kevin Durant #7 of the Houston Rockets during an NBA game on December 15, 2025 in Denver, Colorado ; LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA game on November 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, ...

"NBA Tip-Off": NBA Tip-Off presented by Popeyes will launch ESPN's Christmas Day coverage with a one-hour show at 11 a.m. on ESPN, ESPN App, and Disney+. Johnson, Barkley, Smith, and O'Neal will help ...

All five games will air exclusively on ESPN and ABC. Fans can catch all of the action in the ESPN App and in the NBA streaming hub. The NBA began playing games on Christmas Day in 1947, one year after ...